Known most for his early membership in the Clash and also for his slicing, slashing guitar work with Public Image Ltd., Keith Levene was one of the more overlooked key players of punk and post-punk, not only as an innovative guitar player but also as a major factor in punk's sound collision with reggae. Since leaving PiL during the making of their fourth record, Levene worked sporadically, popping up every now and then with a new project.
Bizarrely enough, the punk pioneer got his start in music as a roadie for Yes in the early '70s. Through a former schoolmate, Levene weasel...